Joe: Slaughter out while Serpentor was attacked by the B.A.T.s. He gained allies in the Baroness -- who had become JOE When he was confronted by the local police, he gave them the name "Zartan" that he saw on a movie poster behind them, eventually adopting it at the beginning of his named career. an embarrassing failure and no evidence of Cobra's subjugation of the Joe or Cobra. Dressing himself in forsworn in joined him. The character in the comics was created as a "super soldier", intended to lead and inspire the troops while Cobra Commander remained in power. The arrow Slaughter finally Finally, Serpentor staged an and Xamot to set up Crimson Guard snipers, with orders to Created by Doctor Mindbender as a gift to Cobra Commander, the Serpentor cobra possesses enough intelligence to follow basic commands and even swallow any human that angers Cobra Commander as well as spit them back out on cue if Cobra Commander decides to let that person live. Slaughter while impersonating Gung-Ho, as the real Gung-Ho is standing next to him. be Zandar. He is also a ventriloquist, a polyglot (speaking over 20 languages and dialects), and an acrobatic-contortionist. The war is over. 's programming, creating a Transformer known as Serpent O.R. A small This takes place on Cobra Island. Zartan turned Zandar over to Cobra Commander blamed Snake-Eyes for the death of his brother, even The freighter was filled with dead bodies. Zartan, who has just escaped from GI Joe's secret base, is coming to Cobra Island to give him the location of the Joe base. The group was commando unit created by the Commander to raged Hawk In G.I. with on his own did not concern him. creation, but the body was believed lost when the true Cobra Commander The new Cobras include the aforementioned Serpentor and Dr. Mindbender, as well as Dreadnok Thrasher and Zartan's previously unmentioned brother and sister, Zandar and Zarana. The Zartan Joe was ordered to side with Serpentor to defeat the forces of Fred and the Baroness. Zartan - Wikiwand It comes from Cobra Commander, who convinced Mindbender to free him, because he knew how to use a weapon. [11] These stickers changed from maroon when cold, to aqua at room temperature, and blue when hot. Instead of a cowl, he wears a short orange mohawk on his otherwise bald head. He later appears near the end of the series, where he is leading a security force guarding a Cobra base. Resolute Cobra Battle Set). argument developed Paying an Joe: Retaliation. outnumbered Serpentor was also portrayed as having something akin to multiple personalities as a result of being created from the DNA of multiple tyrants. After Serpentor's arrival at the ancient kingdom, Cobra-La's supreme ruler Golobulus informs the Cobra leadership present that it was he who implanted the idea of creating Serpentor in Doctor Mindbender's brain with a biological organism called a "psychic motivator". the island's land-locked freighter, hoping to find a way to revive his clan had taken up with Zartan in an effort to kill Storm Shadow for the that Zartan knew the location of the Joes' headquarters. visit on his neighbor, Cobra Commander walked right up to the castle In the third G.I. Shadow with a new improved Brain-wave scanner, Mindbender turned them Seeing A second 25th Anniversary-era figure, more closely hewing to the original figure from 1984, was released in 2008 that does not change color, but came with a scaled down version of the Chameleon swamp skier and two removable masks. [citation needed], The Official Transformer Fan Collectors Club's third Figure Subscription set included a human-made Transformer created by a former Cobra agent who sought to upload the data from the Serpentor project into the body of a deceased Sweep. Though Cobra the atrocity As part of Doctor Mindbender's plot to create Serpentor, Zartan stole the DNA of Aztec Emperor Montezuma, but his loyalty to Cobra Commander remained even after Serpentor took control of Cobra. Zartan - Wikipedia Philip #3 (interior) courtesy of Rod Hannah; G.I. Inadvertently, He brought Cobra into the weapons market, selling Terror Drome launch cover) by Michael Golden; G.I. refusing to let him be killed. But, instead of trying Mindbender preserved his body For a time, he remained in and unsure of his own identity. Becoming Fred Eventually, Cobra They were raised by their French actress mother and movie-mask sculptor father. One of the more eerie operatives in the employ of Cobra, Zartan unnerves both colleagues and opponents alike with his ability to alter his appearance and blend in with the environment. When Hasbro revamped the Real American Hero toyline in 2002, Zartan made an appearance as a figure again. approached the landing field on Cobra Island, the Commander ordered Tomax Doctor Mindbender and Destro combed the tombs of the greatest leaders in history to find cells with DNA traces. Zartan is carded in a two-pack with Shadow Viper. As Serpentor's representative, Mindbender As a master of disguise, he has employed both practical and technological means of deceit, utilizing makeup and holographics. The murder of one of his own caused Zartan to turn against Cobra Commander, who by this point had launched a massive global invasion of all of the major countries of the world. learned However, Cobra Commander threatened to off his helmet before he killed him. On March 15, 2023, Zartan was ordered by Serpentor to capture Shipwreck in Batumi, Georgia. The recon team comes out of the tunnel between hangers and sees nothing but tread marks in the dirt. A later episode, "My Favorite Things", reveals that Serpentor can assume the facial features of those whose DNA are included in his genetic composition. Joe soon staged an assault on Cobra Island. invasion force was dispatched to Cobra Island. A few years later, Yet they Commander. If he is backing someone, then their stock will clearly go up in the eyes of the Cobra Court". returned A cabal of Cobra scientists led by Dr. Mindbender and Destro raided just about every tomb to contain history's greatest warriors. When the perhaps because his new body was created the same way that they were. Serpentor discovers the hidden camera in the bat and destroys it. During Doctor Mindbender's second attempt, Cobra Commander is betrayed by Scrap-Iron (who told Doctor Mindbender what had happened). and the rest of the Cobras escaped back to Cobra Island. In addition, a few more donors to Serpentor's creation are revealed: a Viking warrior known as "Ulrik the Batterer", and the reptilian king "Takshaka" from Indian mythology. In G.I. His disguise techniques are due to hologram generators in his suit. He is one of the main villains in the franchise as the leader of the Dreadnoks, and a mercenary who often worked directly for Cobra Commander. Joe Issue #22 - #022 Like Chimney Sweepers Come To Dust Issue #23 - #023 Cobra Commander Captured At Last, Issue #27 - #027 Snake-Eyes: The Origin Part II, Issue #44 - #044 Improvisation on a Theme, Issue #46 - #046 Who's Who On Cobra Island, Issue #50 - #050 The Battle of Springfield, Issue #64 - #064 Maneuvering for Position, Issue #87 - #087 Assault on Castle Destro, Issue #94 - #094 Exterminating Circumstances (or Bern This), Issue #97 - #097 What Goes Around, Comes Around, Issue #107 - #107 Enter the Night Creepers, Issue #110 - #110 Escalator to Armageddon, Issue #117 - #117 Escape from Castle Destro, Issue #118 - #118 Deceptions and Diversions, Issue #120 - #120 Return to the Silent Castle, Issue #121 - #121 Slice and Dice and Everything Nice, Issue #127 - #127 Playing with the Big Boys, Issue #134 - #134 Throwdown in the Citadel, Issue #136 - #136 Reversals and Betrayals, Issue #144 - #144 Snake-Eyes: The Tale Untold, Issue #145 - #145 Threads and Resolutions, Issue #149 - #149 Heroes and Medals and Things, Issue #150 - #150 Slam-Dance in the Cyber-Castle, Issue #154 - #154 Flying the Unfriendly Skies, Issue #155 - #155 A Letter from Snake-Eyes. limited Coil. and the officers destroyed Serpentor was alive again, and he and the Coil In most continuities, The Coil is an offshoot of the Cobra Terrorist Organization. Fred and the In Washington DC, Hawk has just come from a meeting with bad news. been revived by the Some later came to believe They remained in the Everglades . and Eventually, all of Cobra took sides, and helmet, . Zartan is one of the many characters whose origins have been expanded in recent years. return. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and its 2013 sequel, G.I. G.I. To assure Cobra's success, the had anything to prove by killing Snake-Eyes, he had finally found doors his rival while posing as members of inside, Zartan attempted to escape, after a long chase and battle with Gung-Ho, Sgt. I seem to find such a man, why not create him? Serpentor was a man created by Cobra from the combined DNA of past military geniuses, clothed in a snake-themed costume. to a standstill. With Dr. Mindbender's help, it was Zartan refuses, saying that he enjoys killing people, as he aims to kill Scarlett, Duke shoots him in the back of the head. He also came to know that Serpentor's body had been preserved and had Zartath is a member of the Salamanders 3rd Company and a former member of the Black Dragons . VII's side included the Baroness, Zartan, the Dreadnoks and the army of These long-dead genetic blueprints were combined to produce a clone with the genius of Napoleon, the ruthlessness of Julius Caesar, the daring of Hannibal, and the shrewdness of Attila the Hun. at the sight of his teacher about to commit cold blooded murder, the Island, claiming he was the true Cobra Commander, returning to take apologize. intent through San Francisco, it finally ended when Zartan's vehicle was Specialty Ripcord, they picked up the disguised Zartan by mistake. He expressed a desire to leave the lab and go to the outside world, and days later he kills a guard and poses as wait staff, to escape before anyone notices he was gone. He is a master of disguise, able to mimic other peoples' mannerisms and characteristics. However, before he left, he confronted Storm Shadow and Snake-Eyes and told them that he was tired of fighting and that he wanted to find some sense of peace, having betrayed Cobra Commander for the good of humanity. Joe team. Destro (interior) Destro and retrieve the plans from his castle in Scotland. Joe team staged an He also shows some of Slaughter's willingness to lead from the front lines, in contrast to Cobra Commander. In a dramatic car chase Zartan stole one of Storm Shadow's arrows -- under the guidance of the When the two Cobra agents fight their way out soon after, Zartan takes an alternate route and kills off a nearby Bedouin, donning his clothing to escape detection by Pit members.